Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee
Scope and Purpose
The Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) combines the expertise of state representatives and scientists from the Chesapeake Bay region with federal fisheries scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Northeast and Southeast Fisheries Science Centers. This committee has met each year since 1997 to review the results of annual Chesapeake Bay blue crab surveys and harvest data, and to develop management advice for Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions: the state of Maryland, Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC).
Projects and Resources
2020 CBSAC Charter Update
Updated charter for the Chesapake Bay Stock Assessment Committee. Finalized November 2020.
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Cbsac charter 2020 final v2 (140.94 KB)
Charter: Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (Feb 2016)
Charter for the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee. Updated February 2016.
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Cbsac final charter feb 2016 (144.14 KB)
Publications
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2021 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee that summarizes the results of the Winter Dredge Survey and harvest information, and provides management advice for the jurisdictions based on stock...
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Evaluation of Environmental Factors Influencing Blue Crab Populations
This study, conducted by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, applies models to understand the influence of climatic, water quality, and biotic variables on estimates of key indices of blue crab...
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2020 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.